Articles from the May 23, 2018 edition
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Alfalfa County Sheriff's Office logs
Tuesday, May 15, 2018 1:45 a.m. Caller advised of a brush fire at County Road 590 and Harper Road. 1:50 a.m. Residential alarm company advised of a back door alarm going off in the 800 block of Grand. 3:02 a.m. Controlled burn on County Road 590 and...
Alfalfa County real estate transactions
Real Estate Transfers Book 828 page 342: Billy Joe Thomasy and Karan P. Thomasy, husband and wife, and Thomasy Electric LLC, grantees, convey unto Thomasy Electric LLC, grantee: lot 3 and N/2 of lot 4, block 2, Gilmore Addition to the City of...
Barber County Sheriff's Office log
May 14, 2018 Deputy Woods investigated reckless driving on U.S. Highway 281 south of Medicine Lodge. Medicine Lodge ambulance responded to Jefferson Avenue. No transports. Deputy Miller responded to reckless driving on U.S. Highway 160 west of...
Barber County court filings
Criminal Filings Joseph Roy Ivan has been charged with domestic battery; knowing rude physical contact with family member. Michael Patrick Omara has been charged with possession of depressant and attempted theft of property or services; value less...
Alfalfa County court filings
According to the affidavits and petitions on file, the following individuals have been charged. An individual is innocent of any charges listed below until proven guilty in a court of law. All information is a matter of public record and may be...
Barber County real estate transactions
Real Estate Transfers Book 143 page 315: Kenneth E. Long and Vikki M. Long, husband and wife, grantors, convey unto Freeman Buildings LLC, grantee: lots 10, 11 and 12 in block 11 in Henton’s Addition to the City of Sharon. Warranty deed. Book 143 p...
Voters should apply early for absentee ballots
Voters in Alfalfa County who want to have absentee ballots mailed to them for the June 26 primary election should apply now, County Election Board Secretary Kelly Stein said today. Although the county election board can accept applications for absent...
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Woman went to grocery store but ended up in Tennessee
A woman borrowed a vehicle to go to the grocery store and ended up in Tennessee, according to the vehicle owner. Juan Montalvo of Cherokee went to the police station on Tuesday, May 15, to tell Cherok...
Voter registration deadline is June 1
Friday, June 1, is the last day to apply for voter registration in order to be eligible to vote in the June 26 primary election, Alfalfa County Election Board Secretary Kelly Stein said today. Stein said that persons who are United States citizens,...
Capron School reunion
The Capron School reunion will be held Saturday, May 26th, at the Alva Moose Lodge. Door open at 4 p.m. with meal at 6:30 p.m. A small business meeting will follow the supper. To make reservation and for pricing of meal please call 580-327-0551....
Two charged with bringing drugs into JCCC
Two women accused of bringing contraband into James Crabtree Correctional Center (JCCC), Helena, are charged with felonies in Alfalfa County. According to court records, on Feb. 20 an official at...
Two Tyrone residents killed in Kansas crash
SEWARD COUNTY, Kansas – A Northwestern Oklahoma State University student and a teen from Tyrone lost their lives in a Kansas crash early Sunday morning. Three other people were taken to the hospital. The crash happened around 1:15 a.m. May 20 at t...
Train collides with road grader in fatal crash
A Goltry man died after the road grader he was driving was struck by a train in Alfalfa County Wednesday. Jimmy Wilson, 74, of Goltry was pronounced dead at the scene from internal injuries by Medical Examiner Brock Smith. According to the Oklahoma...
Kiowa City Council locks in energy prices, calls for July 10 election on term limits
The May meeting of Kiowa’s City Council had a full agenda and lasted over three hours. Mayor Ron Rohr was ill so council president Bill Watson conducted the meeting. Councilmember R.L. Simpson joined the meeting by telephone. All other members a...
Cherokee man has broken neck from wreck
A Cherokee man suffered a broken neck in an Alfalfa County wreck Monday. Ronal G. McMurtrey, 82, was transported by Alva EMS to Share Medical in Alva and then transferred to OU Medical in Oklahoma...
Lynn Says
(This excellent advice was written by Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts speaking at his son's middle school graduation. It was quoted by Don McOsker at the recent AHS Awards Assembly.) From...
Milleges celebrate their 60th anniversary
Marion Millege and Myrna Veley were married on May 25, 1958, in Alva, Oklahoma, at Myrna's parents' house. Marion has a BS degree and master's degree from Northwestern Oklahoma State University. He...
Woods County commissioners OK with art grant application
Dr. Kay Decker appeared before the Woods County commissioners Monday morning and asked if they would be the required “local governmental agency” to be referenced in grant applications from Freedom West's application to the National Endowment for the...
Coggins of South Barber heads to state track meet
Cole Coggins just finished his junior year at South Barber High School. He was a league champion in the Heart of the Plains League (HOPL) in four track events – 100 and 200 meter dash; and the 110 a...
Correction
Stanton Earnest signed his baseball letter of intent with Butler Community College in Eldorado, Kansas, on Tuesday, April 24, 2018 at Alva High School. He did not sign with Butler University in Indianapolis as was stated in the Newsgram. We regret...
